The Aaron Taft House is an historic house at 215 Hazel Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Built about 1749, it is one of five surviving gambrel-roofed 18th-century houses in the town. It is 1+1⁄2 stories in height, with a side-gabled gambrel roof, clapboard siding, and central chimney. The main facade is asymmetrical, with three window bays, one to the left of the entrance, which is off center, and is adorned with sidelight windows, pilasters, and a simple entablature. It was the birthplace in 1785 of Peter Rawson Taft I, the grandfather of President William Howard Taft,
The Parker Tavern is a historic house museum in Reading, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1694, it is the oldest extant structure in Reading. The saltbox was built by Abraham Bryant, a farmer and blacksmith, and Ephraim Parker operated a tavern on the premises in the 18th century. It has been a local history museum since 1923, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Richard Godfrey House is a historic house located at 62 County Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
The Old Farm is a historic First Period house in Wenham, Massachusetts. The oldest part of the house, the left front and chimney, were built first, followed by the rooms to the right of the chimney, and a rear leanto section. This work was all done in the 17th century, but has not been dated with precision. In the late 19th century the rear section was raised to a full two stories, and the roof was rebuilt as a gambrel. The building underwent a major restoration effort in the early 20th century, led by Joseph Everett Chandler, a prominent restoration specialist. The restoration job was the subject of an article in a 1921 edition of House Beautiful.
The house at 6 Kent Court is a historic colonial-era house in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Georgian style house was built in 1750, and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It is known that there were a number of houses in this area, but it is likely that this house was moved, possible from Somerville Avenue, around the turn of the 20th century. The house's age is in part recognizable by its steeply pitched gambrel roof; it also has a typical colonial-era leanto addition on the rear.
The James Nichols House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built c. 1795, this 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed house is built in a vernacular Georgian style, and is a rare local example of the style. The house was built by a local shoemaker and farmer who was involved in a religious dispute that divided the town. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Old Hose House is a historic fire house in Reading, Massachusetts. The Colonial Revival wood-frame building was constructed in 1902 for a cost of $1,180.50, plus $10 for the land on which it stands. The modestly-scaled building housed a fire truck until 1930, after which time it has served as home to community groups. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Edward Oakes House is a historic house at 5 Sylvia Road in Medford, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house, five bays wide, with a gambrel roof, wood shingle siding, and a brick foundation. A rear leanto section gives the house a saltbox appearance. The main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows. It was built c. 1728, probably by Edward Oakes. It is one of the oldest surviving wood-frame houses in Medford, and is unusual for the period due to its gambrel roof.
The Asa Sanger House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house is, based on architectural evidence, believed to date to the early decades of the 18th century. It has transitional styling, including features of First Period and later Georgian styling. At the time of the American Revolutionary War the house was owned by Asa Sanger, whose family was prominent in town civic and economic affairs.
Assington is a historic residence in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Built in 1929–30 for an investment banker, it was the last, and also the grandest estate to be built in the town. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1986.
The Bullen–Stratton–Cozzen House is a historic First Period house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Its oldest portion is estimated to date to about 1680, and the building reflects changes in taste and use over the intervening centuries. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Charles Holbrook House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Built c. 1870–75, this modest house is the town's finest example of Second Empire styling. It was built for Charles Albert Holbrook (1846-1899), whose family operated a large apple cider mill in town. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1986.
The Clark–Northrup House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Built c. 1845–55, it is a locally unusual example of a Greek Revival house with a more traditional Georgian side-gable roof. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Daniel Morse III House is a historic First Period house at 210 Farm Road in Sherborn, Massachusetts. With its oldest portion dating to about 1710, it is one of the town's oldest surviving buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Joseph Cleale House is a historic house located in Sherborn, Massachusetts.
The Rev. Edmund Dowse House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival house was built in 1838 for the Rev. Edmund Dowse, the first pastor of the Evangelical Society, whose sone, William Bradford Homer Dowse, was a major benefactor of the town. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Sawin–Bullen–Bullard House is a historic First Period house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Of the town's early houses, this one shows its First Period origins the best. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house, was built with an integral leanto section. It is five bays wide, with a central chimney, and a central doorway that has a 19th-century Greek Revival surround. The house's date of construction, however, is uncertain: it may have been built by Thomas Sawin, who established a sawmill on nearby Course Brook in 1679, or it may have been built by the Bullen family, who were the next owners of the land early in the 18th century. It was occupied in the 19th century by Galem Bullard, a stonemason.
The Woodland Farm–Leland House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this house, a three-bay section with chimney, was built c. 1705 by Hopestill Leland, and enlarged by the addition of a leanto to the rear c. 1715. About 1760 it was widened to a full five bay width, and ells were added to either side c. 1820 and 1950. The exterior has exhibits a variety of styles, with Federal and Italianate elements. The house's original clapboards have been shingled over.
The House at 32 Morrison Road in Wakefield, Massachusetts is a well-preserved, architecturally eclectic, house in the Wakefield Park section of town. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house features a gambrel roof with a cross gable gambrel section. Set in the front gable end is a Palladian window arrangement. The porch has a fieldstone apron, with Ionic columns supporting a pedimented roof. Above the front entry rises a two-story turret with conical roof. The house was built c. 1906–08, as part of the Wakefield Park subdivision begun in the 1880s by J.S. Merrill.
The Edward Devotion House is a historic house at 347 Harvard Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Built about 1745, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century structures, and is of those the best preserved. The house is owned by the town and administered by the Brookline Historical Society as a historic house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
